Using Reflection to Force Evaluation of Parameterized Static Methods on...
At my current Telecommunications client, we have been using EpiServer CMS and associated frameworks (essentially ASP.NET webforms) to develop their website. We have the concept of "Accordion" controls...
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My Alienware 18x R2 Arrives!
It has been more than 4 years since my massive Dell M1730 arrived - now the replacement has finally landed and it's a phenomenal piece of kit - the Alienware 18xR2.Contrary to the popular trend of...
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Neutral Bay Public School - Spring Carnival - Mini Golf 2012 a big success!
Some photos of the Neutral Bay Mini-Golf course that we constructed to raise funds for Neutral Bay Public School. It was such a hit that we even had queues of eager golfers going around the corner!...
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WCF 4.5 - Host Unreachable when calling a WCF service from soapUI
The WCF Test Client (WCFTestClient.exe) is Visual Studio's disappointingly basic tool for testing your WCF services. If you have your hopes up that the the Visual Studio 2012 WCF Client tool for .NET...
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Hiking in New Zealand (Milford Track) - The best way to get and consume Free...
I'm about to go hiking on the Milford Track in New Zealand (one of the "Great Walks") which has the debatable title of being the "finest track in the world".I booked the huts throught the New Zealand...
View ArticleI can't see the GAC in Windows Explorer by browsing to %WINDOWS%\ASSEMBLY...
As per http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9x295t9k.aspx"In earlier versions of the .NET Framework, the Shfusion.dll Windows shell extension enabled you to view the global assembly cache in File...
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How do I fix Visual Studio 2012 so that it is usable? (aka how to Change the...
After using Visual Studio 2012 for a couple of months, I became extremely frustrated with:Not being able to easily differentiate between icons based on their colors That all the Visual Studio 2012...
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Microsoft Licensing - Can I Purchase Microsoft Software from overseas and use...
With the Federal Government inquiry into the inflated prices of software in Australia, it has become quite clear (officially) that there is a price differential between Australia and most of the world...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 - Fix for Exception - Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException:...
I received the following exception when creating new custom field types in SharePoint 2013. I couldn't even open the List Settings page (via the Web UI, SharePoint Designer or SharePoint Manager).To...
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SharePoint 2013 - Delegate Controls - Beware of throwbacks to the SharePoint...
Delegate controls are particularly useful in SharePoint when you want to add functionality to all pages within your site without changing the master page. For example, if you want to add an external...
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DDK's Trip to Singapore and Malaysia 2013 - "The All-You-Can-Eat Chilli Crab...
We just returned from our trip to Singapore and Malaysia after a particularly long and arduous flight back. There wasn't time for rest at all and we spent most of the time on our feet! Some of the more...
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Outlook 2013 Bug when using IMAP - Beware the Bandwidth Blowout!
We recently had issues with our work internet connection that meant sizeable amounts of data were being chewed up without our users doing anything in particular or untoward.Using the bandwidth monitor...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 - Why do my Custom Field Type Controls Seem to be Cached and...
When creating custom Field Types in SharePoint 2013 (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj901637.aspx for examples), there are several steps you need to take to register it with SharePoint....
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 - Custom Field Type Controls - How can I use the JSLink...
You may know that in SharePoint 2013, you can now control how a field renders completely by using JavaScript via the new JSLink Property on field controls. An example of this can be found on MSDN at...
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SharePoint 2013 - Bug - Breaking Role Inheritance on Document Library Items...
This particular issue has caused me a fair amount of grief in the past when developing List Item Event Receivers against Document Libraries (there is no such problem with other List types that don't...
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Build and Package/Publish Behaviour Changes for SharePoint 2013 Projects from...
I recently moved to a fresh SharePoint Development Farm with Visual Studio 2013 (from an install with VS 2012 and VS 2013 RC) - and noticed that my projects would build but not publish or deploy...
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SharePoint 2013 - Warning! Access of SPContext.Current before...
Ran into a particularly insidious issue yesterday with a HttpModule (implementing the IHttpModule interface) running on a SharePoint 2013 web application. The symptoms of the problem were:A user Clicks...
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FIX - Millions of Files Keep Clogging Up My System in...
Recently, my windows system drive kept filling to take up all available space. I originally thought it was a virus or malware (or a dodgy windows update) causing the issue - but all the scanners I...
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China, Hong Kong and Macau Trip 2014
Arrived home this week after a lengthy trip around Hong Kong, Macau and China. Went with the family including dad this time. We saw some truly jaw-dropping scenery this time round. See below.The...
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SQL Server Database Projects and Visual Studio 2012, 2013 - Why Doesn't My...
SQL Server Database Projects are a new feature from Visual Studio 2012 onwards.The SQL DACPAC format is generated by SQL Database Projects and is a Microsoft-endorsed way for deploying SQL schema...
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